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macassar oil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
macas-sar oil
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oil, from the ylang ylang tree (Cananga odorata).

Uncountable

noun

A mixture, once used to smooth the hair, consisting of oil of the ylang ylang tree and other oils.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Macassar (“a port city in Indonesia”), where the ingredients came from.

Usage

Derived Forms

antimacassar

Questions

What does macassar oil mean?
An oil, from the ylang ylang tree (Cananga odorata).
Where does macassar oil come from?
From Macassar (“a port city in Indonesia”), where the ingredients came from.

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